Mallory Mejias

Mallory Mejias is passionate about creating opportunities for association professionals to learn, grow, and better serve their members using artificial intelligence. She enjoys blending creativity and innovation to produce fresh, meaningful content for the association space. Mallory co-hosts and produces the Sidecar Sync podcast, where she delves into the latest trends in AI and technology, translating them into actionable insights.

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An FBI Operative’s Guide to Cybersecurity, Deepfakes, and Modern Spycraft with Eric O’Neill | [Sidecar Sync Episode 129]

Summary: In this interview edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory sits down with Eric O’Neill—former FBI counterintelligence operative, attorney, cybersecurity expert, and founder of The Georgetown Group and NeXasure AI—whose career has spanned undercover...

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Claude Can Use Your Computer Now — Here's How to Think About It

Computer use — the ability for AI to see your screen, click buttons, open apps, and navigate software on your behalf — has been technically possible...

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What the Claude Mythos Leak Tells Us About Where AI Is Headed

In late March, a misconfigured content management system at Anthropic left nearly 3,000 unpublished assets publicly accessible. Among them was a...

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Voice AI Is About to Get a Lot Cheaper and Faster — What Associations Should Know

If your association has been watching voice AI from the sidelines — maybe impressed by the demos but put off by the cost or complexity — the calculus...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 128 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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The Claude Mythos Leak & the Reality of Computer-Using Agents | [Sidecar Sync Episode 128]

Summary: This week on the Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack a whirlwind of Claude news, from Anthropic’s accidental “Mythos”...

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The AI Harness: Why What's Built Around the Model Matters More Than the Model Itself

A lot of associations spent the past year or two making what felt like a big decision: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot. Teams were assembled....

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Everyone's Talking About OpenClaw. Here's What Actually Matters for Your Association.

If you've been anywhere near AI news in the past few weeks, you've probably seen the name OpenClaw. NVIDIA's CEO compared it to the arrival of Linux....

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A New Era of AI Education with the ‘AI Learning Hub’ & The Rise of OpenClaw | [Sidecar Sync Episode 127]

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, co-hosts Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive into the explosive rise of OpenClaw—an open-source AI...

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Your Members' Expectations Are Being Set by Amazon, Not Your Peers

Your members don't compare your website to other association websites. They compare it to every other digital experience they have in a day —...

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